Seeking the Origins of Reform

The new book by Hu Deping, "Why China Wanted Reform – Remembering My Father Hu Yaobang," is a compilation of essays written by the author in recent years. The book touches upon issues ranging from the 1960s all the way up to the 1980s and recalls Hu Yaobang's perspectives and ideological shifts toward reform.

The book begins with direct historical materials of Hu Yaobang, the former general party secretary of China, a renowned reformist, and probes the world of his thoughts, seeking the course of his thoughts on development. Especially important are his first steps from the ideological abyss.